About Roo

Roo Terrier/Australian Shepherd mix Female 5 yrs old 46 lbs. Hey there, my name is Roo! I'm an adorable, incredibly affectionate gal who will bring so much happiness to a forever home of my very own! I adore everyone I meet, especially kids! And while I do need a special family who is comfortable taking care of my skin allergies with quite a bit of medication and special food, I just know there is a family out there who is meant to be mine! I'm the sweetest girl with a loving, silly, curious personality, and I love to cuddle. Despite having a lot of change in my life recently, I am confident and always happy. I love all humans I meet immediately and would love any type of family, but especially one with kids. I get soooooo excited anytime I meet a kid and would love one (or more!) to snuggle with. I live with a small dog in my foster home and we get along great. I also get along with bigger dogs and like to play with them if they match my energy, but extremely high energy dogs are not always my favorite. I also love cats and kittens! And since I love humans most of all, I'd do perfectly fine as the solo dog in my forever home as well. I love walks and hikes (even long, hard hikes!). I wasn't on a leash much in my original home, so my foster mom has been teaching me some leash skills. I can get quite overly excited when I see dogs outside on a leash or off the balcony (or when I hear people outside but can't get to them to go say hi), so I would like an adopter who will continue with my training and use a harness (positive reinforcement techniques only, please!). I am already making good progress and have also learned a few other basic commands! But because of this, apartment living isn't for me. I am fairly mellow in the house but also like to play with toys and do zoomies a couple of times a day, so I would love a yard to run around in and/or someone who can take me for longer walks regularly. Back to that skin allergy stuff I have chronic skin allergies that were left untreated for a long time so my skin was in really rough shape (really ouchy skin and lots of hair loss) when I first came to PawsCo. But thanks to an amazing vet team and my foster mom, I am finally on the right combination of prescription food and medications and am feeling great these days! I have really cute tufts of hair starting to grow back where I lost it. The vet thinks I will have all my fur back in the next 3-6 months, so I just need my adopters to keep up with my current regimen and make sure I don't get any other food other than my prescription food (human food included!). I get weekly medicated baths (which I do great for, and get cute zoomies after!), monthly injections at the vet (which I'm hoping I can wean off of in a few months), and daily medications. I also need some eye drops for dry eyes as well. All in all�'�|.my medical situation is a bit pricey right now with the total medication and food at $340 a month. But my vet feels confident that in a few months, that the total cost could decrease to $250 a month once we can take off some of the meds and change to a more cost effective food. Again, I know it will take a special family to feel comfortable taking on my medical cost but I assure you I am worth every bit of it if you have the means to support me. Do you have room in your home and in your heart for an amazing pup like me? Please learn more about the adoption process and fill out an application at https://pawsco.org/adopt/adoption-process. Or contact my friends at PawsCo at [email protected] if you have questions.

Denver County
Denver, Colorado 80205